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coaxes

VERB

persuade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cajole entice induce tease tempt wheedle

STRONG

allure barter beguile blandish blarney con decoy flatter get hook importune influence inveigle jawbone lure pester plague press soft-soap soothe sweet-talk urge wangle worm

WEAK

argue into arm-twist butter up come on prevail upon rope in talk into work on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage repel repulse turn off

STRONG

disenchant disgust dissuade please

WEAK

allow not care

Example Sentences

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And to read that structure, the painting coaxes you to decide from what perspective you are viewing the scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Aparicio coaxes cultural histories from his rubber casts of trees and meandering flows of poured amber.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2024

It’s not until Pointer coaxes her to take off her artificial leg, leaving her dependent on him, that her internal alarm bells start to go off.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2024

The production — by Jamie xx, Stuart Price and Fred again.. — coaxes her into a proclamation.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023

The truck yaws like a ship at sea as Neumann One coaxes it over ruts.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr